He is now in his fifty-sixth year, cheerful, gay, and hearty ; keeps a good house both in town and country ; a great lover of mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich,... The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers - Page 8by Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1914 - 204 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1789 - 508 pages
...beloved than efteemcd. His tenants grow rich, his fervants look fatiffied, all the young women profefs love to him, and the young men are glad of his company. When he comes into a houfe he calls the fervants by their names, and talks all the way up flairs to a vifit. I muft not... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1795 - 678 pages
...beloved than efteemecl. His Tenants §rowrich, his Servants look fatisfied, all the young Women profefs love to him , and the young Men are glad of his Company. When he comes into a Houfe, he calls the Servants by their Names, and talks all the way up Stairs to a Vifit. I nmft not... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1795 - 680 pages
...young Women profefs love to him, and the young Men areglad of his Company. When he comes into a Houfe, he calls the Servants by their Names , and talks all the way up Stairs to a Vifit. I muft not omit, that Sir Roger is a Juftice of the Quorum ; that he fills the... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...and country; a great lover of mankind; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich,...servants look satisfied, all the young women profess to love him, and the young men are glad of his company ; when he comes into a house, lie calls the... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...country; a great lover of. mankind; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich,...servants look satisfied, all the young women profess to love him, and the young men are glad of his company ; •when he comes into a house, he calls the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 416 pages
...time here pointed out ; he WM well Xuo» u in Black Friars and its then infamous purlieus. vOL. vI. B comes into a house he calls the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 394 pages
...at the time here pointed out ; he WHS well, kii-.ma in .Klack Friars and its lhen infamous purlieus. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied,...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 412 pages
...its then infamous purlicus. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfted, all the young worm n profess love to him. and the young men are glad of...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...country ; a great lover of mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed : his tenants grow rich,...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the... | |
| Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...country ; a great lover of mankind; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed : his tenants grow rich,...the servants by their names, and talks all the way up stairs to a visit. I must not omit, that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum ; that he fills the... | |
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